Friday, May 27, 2016

Hiroshima and Nagasaki—Firsthand Accounts

I recommend these two books:

Why I Survived the
A-Bomb by Akira Kohchi.

Mr. Kohchi was sixteen years old when the bomb dropped.
Although he was outside Hiroshima when it happened, he walked towards the mushroom
cloud in a dutiful attempt to find his father. This firsthand account has
disturbing details.

Nagasaki 1945 by
Tatsuichiro Akizuki.

Dr. Akizuki worked at a small hospital at the edge of
Nagasaki. Since he did not go to the center of the blast, his account is more
detached. During his tireless efforts to treat patients, he realized they
showed symptoms consistent with exposure to radioactivity.

These are deeply serious accounts that will leave a lasting
impression.